Clinical Practice Improvement Activities (CPIA)

CMS has created 8 activity categories in clinical practice improvement activities (CPIA) with more than 90 different activities. It is not necessary to have activities in each category. Providers need a total of 40 points to receive full credit for CPIA, which comprises at least 15% of the MIPS score. However, CPIA is likely to comprise at least 25% of a podiatrist’s MIPS score since the method of resource use calculation may not apply to wound care providers. Seven of the eight categories have both high (20 point) and medium weighted (10 point) activities.

The USWR has already developed Wound Care Specific CPIA activities which can be reported through the US Wound Registry. These clinical practice improvement activities were created based on the new evidence-based, clinical-practice guidelines for diabetic foot management jointly sponsored by the Society for Vascular Surgery and the American Podiatric Medical Association [1]. The document covers 5 areas: diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) prevention, offloading, osteomyelitis diagnosis, wound care, and peripheral arterial disease. REVIEW CPIA PROJECTS

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MIPS Survival - Avoid Penalty

Meet the minimum MIPS requirement to avoid the 4% penalty by downloading and implementing one CPIA project from the USWR. This is the most basic level of engagement, does not require a specific EHR, and can be accomplished in only 35 minutes! LEARN MORE

MIPS Survival Plus - Moderate Bonus

Participate for a MIPS bonus and begin to Thrive by submitting basic quality data to the USWR and downloading 2-4 CPIA projects from those we have already developed for your specialty. This is a deeper level of engagement that can be done with any 2014 certified EHR, and will only take a provider about 90-120 minutes to complete!LEARN MORE

Intellicure Network - Optimum Bonus

Become a member of the Intellicure Network and position yourself to truly Thrive under MIPS and qualify for the highest bonus possible with the least amount of effort. Members of the Intellicure Network are able to leverage the integration of the USWR, and Intellicure EHR...the only wound care and podiatry specific EHR able to fully facilitate the seamless execution of MIPS in alignment with a QCDR by simply navigating its standard charting process. This requires the use of the Intellicure EHR and will only take about 2-3 hours of a provider's time throughout the entire reporting year! LEARN MORE